Please critique itinerary for parks

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Hello. First trip to WDW in early October for me, DH, and DD who will be turning 3 during the trip. We have the park hopper and the dining plan. I have too many dining reservations made and need to cancel a few. Please help me decide what to cancel.
The goal is to leave the park in the afternoon for a nap and to rest for a couple of hours.
Also I am torn on what to do on Sunday afternoon. Do we stay in MK until the park closes, do MK in the am and HS in the pm? Should we do MK in the am and head to Epcot in the evening? The Epcot food and wine festival will be going on and will make it extra crowded on the weekend. We are not looking to ride any attractions that DD cannot go on.
Any advice will be appreciated as this planning has become overwhelming.

Wednesday Night
Late arrival

Thursday (Hollywood Studios and MK Party)
8:05 Hollywood and Vine Breakfast – Hollywood Studios
9:20-9:35 FP Disney Junior Live on Stage
10:05-11:05 FP Toy Story Mania
11:35-11:50 FP Frozen Sing Along
4:00 MNSSHP

Friday (Animal Kingdom and Epcot)
10:30 and 12:25 Tusker House Breakfast or Lunch- AK
9:25 – 10:25 FP Kilimanjaro Safaris
10:25am-11:25 FP Its Tough to Be a Bug
11:30-11:50 FP Finding Nemo Musical

Saturday (MK all day)
10:10 and 11:45 Breakfast or Lunch Cinderella’s Royal table
9:20-10:20 FP Under the Sea Little Mermaid
10:20-11:20 FP Peter Pans Flight
12:30-1:30 FP Enchanted Tales with Belle

Sunday (MK in the morning and ???) (MK closes at 7pm, EP at 9pm, HS at 9:30)
9:45am and 6:35pm Crystal Palace Breakfast or Dinner
9:10-10:10 Buzz FP Lightyear Spin
10:10-11:10 FP Meet Cinderella and Rapunzel
12:10-1:10 FP Meet anna and elsa

Monday
Depart
 
The only thing that stands out as a challenge to me is thursday. Arriving late and then a late night party with a really early rise to make that breakfast just seems a little long. 4pm is when you can get into MK on the party ticket but it doesn't really start until 7pm, it's a good window to get some resort rest, switch to costume if your doing that and then head over.
 
The only thing that stands out as a challenge to me is thursday. Arriving late and then a late night party with a really early rise to make that breakfast just seems a little long. 4pm is when you can get into MK on the party ticket but it doesn't really start until 7pm, it's a good window to get some resort rest, switch to costume if your doing that and then head over.
Thank you. Yes the plan is to leave HS in the early afternoon and go back to the hotel for a few hours.
 
A couple notes..

Its Tough to Be a Bug can be really scary for young kids. My 3.5 and 5.5 year olds were both scared and cried.

Your ADRs look good, but if you're trying to cancel one, I'd decide what my kid likes better, winnie the pooh or the disney junior characters. Crystal Palace was our least favorite character meal, but none of my kids are that into characters.

Also, you'll be cutting it close for your hollywood and vine breakfast at 8:05 and to make the disney junior show at 9:20. Sometimes it takes a while for the characters to get around..
 

Wednesday Night
Late arrival

Thursday (Hollywood Studios and MK Party)
8:05 Hollywood and Vine Breakfast – Hollywood Studios
9:20-9:35 FP Disney Junior Live on Stage
10:05-11:05 FP Toy Story Mania
11:35-11:50 FP Frozen Sing Along
4:00 MNSSHP

A late arrival and then an early breakfast followed by a LONG day would be a recipe for disaster for my kids. I'd be tempted to cancel that breakfast.



Friday (Animal Kingdom and Epcot)
10:30 and 12:25 Tusker House Breakfast or Lunch- AK
9:25 – 10:25 FP Kilimanjaro Safaris
10:25am-11:25 FP Its Tough to Be a Bug
11:30-11:50 FP Finding Nemo Musical

My kids were terrified of ITTBB, so a head's up there.


Saturday (MK all day)
10:10 and 11:45 Breakfast or Lunch Cinderella’s Royal table
9:20-10:20 FP Under the Sea Little Mermaid
10:20-11:20 FP Peter Pans Flight
12:30-1:30 FP Enchanted Tales with Belle

We prefer to do attractions during the first few hours of park openings, so we'd go with the 11:45 lunch to ensure the most attractions as possible before it gets busy.

Sunday (MK in the morning and ???) (MK closes at 7pm, EP at 9pm, HS at 9:30)

9:45am and 6:35pm Crystal Palace Breakfast or Dinner
9:10-10:10 Buzz FP Lightyear Spin
10:10-11:10 FP Meet Cinderella and Rapunzel
12:10-1:10 FP Meet anna and elsa

I'd probably stay away from F&W on the weekends with a kid. So we would probably do CP dinner and just stay at MK that night (in addition to wanting to do attractions at 9:45 not be eating in a restaurant...
 
I absolutely love the Tusker House lunch. The food is delicious and a little different then most other places. And the character interaction is great. I'd keep that and cancel the breakfast there.
 


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